The South American Instructor Conference in Peru, scheduled to take place from October 15th to 18th, 2024, is now in motion. This groundbreaking event marks the beginning of a new series of such conferences. The Technical Commission (TC) of the IFMGA is immensely proud of the associations of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, that have made this gathering possible and for your dedication to your associations and its training programs.

During these four days, 19 instructors, including the training directors, will work to further enhance the already excellent mountain guide training in South America, working together with pooled resources.

The goals include:

• Promoting inclusive training methods
• Encouraging women in mountain guiding.
• Optimizing the exchange of experience and collaboration among the five training centers.
• Making training more cost-effective and affordable through better organization and the “loan” of specialized trainers,

For the first time, the topic of  promoting inclusive training methods that encourages more women to become certified was discussed in a joint meeting between the 5 associations, and was attended by: Juliana Garcia (as the only IFMGA instructor in the region) and Angela Hawse through zoom (DT of the IFMGA ).